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From: Pamela on 23 Dec 2009 14:39 In my form, I have a set of 3 list boxes that have the multi-select option turned on. I would like to have some kind of box open when the user is in these fields that explains to select all that apply and then explains to use the Ctrl key for that but I don't want it to take the focus from the form and I don't want to the user to have to always hit OK. Is there any option to just have a note open and stay open while the user is in that box and then close upon Exit? Thanks so much! Pamela
From: Al Campagna on 23 Dec 2009 15:03 Pamela, Lots of ways to do that... so, you may get several different suggestions. You could make a Label control Visible=True whenever the list's OnEnter event occurs, and Visible = False OnExit of those combos. Another method would be to use the built in Status Bar and Status Bar Text, without having to set up an OnEnter or OnExit event. You might use the ControlTip Text property. ControlTip Text is like a "Mouse Over" message, where there's no coding for OnEnter and OnExit. Can't hurt to try... -- hth Al Campagna Microsoft Access MVP http://home.comcast.net/~cccsolutions/index.html "Find a job that you love... and you'll never work a day in your life." "Pamela" <Pamela(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BEF680B7-6F7A-4D8B-AC7D-2FA31DA2BE64(a)microsoft.com... > In my form, I have a set of 3 list boxes that have the multi-select option > turned on. I would like to have some kind of box open when the user is in > these fields that explains to select all that apply and then explains to > use > the Ctrl key for that but I don't want it to take the focus from the form > and > I don't want to the user to have to always hit OK. Is there any option to > just have a note open and stay open while the user is in that box and then > close upon Exit? > > Thanks so much! > > Pamela
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